Volunteer State Book Awards 2010-2011

• Beaumont, Karen.   Doggone Dogs!   Illustrated by David Catrow. New York:  Dial Books, 2008.
• Becker, Bonnie.   A Visitor for Bear.   Illustrated by Kady McDonald Denton. Boston: Candlewick, 2008.
• Brennan, Rosemarie and Denise Brennan-Nelson.  Willow.   Illustrated by Cyd Moore. Chelsea, Michigan:  Sleeping Bear Press, 2008.
• Bunting, Eve.  One Green Apple.  Illustrated by Ted Lewin. New York:  Clarion Books, 2006.
• Chaconas, Dori.  Pennies in a Jar.  Illustrated by Ted Lewin. Atlanta:  Peachtree Publishers, 2007.
• DiPucchio, Kelly.  Grace For President    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. New York:  Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
• Grimes, Nikki.  Barack Obama:  Son of Promise, Child of Hope.  Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York:  Simon & Schuster, 2008
• Jackson, Emma.  A Home for Dixie.   Illustrated by Bob Carey. New York, New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2008.
• Jules, Jacqueline.   No English. Illustrated by Amy Huntington. Ann Arbor, Michigan:  Mitten Press, 2007.
• Kerby, Mona.  Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch.  Illustrated by Lynne Barasch. New York:  Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008.
• Kerley, Barbara. What to do about Alice?  How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. New York:  Scholastic Press, 2008.    
• Levine, Ellen.  Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story of the Underground Railroad. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. New York:  Scholastic Press, 2007.
• Nolen, Jerdine. Pitching in for Eulie. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. New York:  Amistad, 2007.
• Polacco, Patricia.  The Lemonade Club. New York: Philomel Books, 2007
• Rappaport, Doreen.   Abe’s Honest Words.   Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. New York:  Hyperion, 2008
• Raven, Margot Theis. Night Boat to Freedom. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis.  New York:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
• Stevens, Janet   Help Me, Mr. Mutt: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems. Illustrated by Susan Stevens-Crummel. Orlando, Florida:  Harcourt, Inc., 2008.
• Thompson, Lauren.  Hope is an Open Heart.  Illustrated by Lauren Thompson. New York:  Scholastic, 2008.
• Tingle, Tim.  Crossing Bok Chitto.  Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges. El Paso, Texas:  Cinco Puntos Press, 2006.
• Tinkham, Kelly   Hair for Mama.  Illustrated by Amy June Bates.  New York: Dial, 2007.

• Barrett, Tracy.  The 100-Year-Old Secret (The Sherlock Files).  New York: Holt, 2008.
• Broach, Elise.  Masterpiece.  New York: Holt, 2008.
• Clements, Andrew.  Lost and Found.  New York: Atheneum, 2008.
• DiTerlizzi, Tony.  Kenny & the Dragon.  New York: Simon  & Schuster, 2008.
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Eleven.  New York: Wendy Lamb  Books/Random House, 2008.
• Gutman, Dan.  The Homework Machine.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
• Haddix, Margaret Peterson.  Found (The Missing: Book 1).  New York: Scholastic, 2008.
• Hahn, Mary Downing.  All the Lovely Bad Ones.  New York: Clarion Books, 2008.
• Harley, Bill.  Night of the Spadefoot Toads.  Atlanta: Peachtree, 2008.
• Myers, Anna.  Confessions From the Principal’s Chair.  New York: Walker & Company, 2006.
• Napoli, Donna Jo.  Mogo, the Third Warthog.  New York: Hyperion, 2008.
• Nazum, K.A.  The Leanin’ Dog. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.
• O’Connor, Barbara.  Greetings From Nowhere.  New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.
• Patneaude, David.  A Piece of the Sky.  Morton Grove, Illinois: Whitman, 2007.
• Prineas, Sarah.  The Magic Thief. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.
• Scieszka, Jon.  Knucklehead:  Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka.  New York: Viking, 2008.
• Skurzynski, Gloria.  Night of the Black Bear.  Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2007.
• Wilson, N.D.  Leepike Ridge.  New York: Random House, 2007.
• Woodruff, Elvira.  Fearless.  New York: Scholastic, 2008.
• Woodson, Jacqueline.  Peace, Locomotion.  New York: Putnam, 2009.

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains.  Simon & Schuster, 2008. Grades 7 and up.
• Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy Who Dared. Scholastic, 2008. Grades 7 and up.
• Bradbury, Jennifer.  Shift.  Atheneum, 2008. Grades 8 and up.
• Blundell, Judy. What I Saw and How I Lied. Scholastic, 2008. Grades 9-12.
• Butler, Dori Hillestad.  The Truth About Truman School.  Albert Whitman & Co. 2008. Grades 5-8
• Cashore, Kristin. Graceling. Harcourt Children's Books, 2008. Grades 8 and up
• Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic, 2008. Grades 8 and up
• Connor, Leslie. Waiting for Normal. Harper Collins, 2008. Grades 5-8
• Fleming, Candace. The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary. Random House, 2008. Grades 7 and up
• Flinn, Alex.  Beastly.  HarperTeen, 2007. Grades 7-10
• Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. HarperCollins, 2008. Grades 6-9.
• Green, John. Paper Towns. Dutton Books, 2008. Grades 9-12.
• Jenkins, A.M. Repossessed. Harper Teen, 2007. Grades 7-10.
• Katcher, Brian. Playing with Matches. Delacorte Press, 2008. Grades 8-12
• Law, Ingrid.  Savvy.  Dial, 2008. Grades 5-7.
• Lockhart, E.  The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.  Hyperion, 2008. Grades 7-10
• Meldrum, Christina.  Madapple.  Knopf, 2008. Grades 10-12
• Mitchard, Jacquelyn. All We Know of Heaven.  HarperTeen, 2008. Grades 9-12
• Pearson, Mary E. The Adoration of Jenna Fox. Henry Holt and Company, 2008. Grades 8 and up
• Rhodes-Courter, Ashley. Three Little Words: A Memoir. Atheneum, 2008. Grades 8 and up.
• Schumacher, Julie. Black Box.  Random House, 2008. Grades 8-10
• Smith, Roland. Elephant Run. Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. Grades 5-8
• Werlin, Nancy. Impossible. Dial, 2008. Grades 8 and up
• Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac & D Foster. Putnam, 2008. Grades 6-8
• Zarr, Sara. Sweethearts. Little, Brown, 2008. Grades 9-12